Randburg

== History ==

Randburg was founded as a town in 1959,<ref name="Enc01">{{Cite book|last=Joyce|first=Peter|url=http://archive.org/details/southafricanfami0000joyc|title=The South African family encyclopaedia|date=1989|publisher=Cape Town : Struik Publishers|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-0-86977-887-6}}</ref>{{rp|292}} as the amalgamation of 32 [[suburbs of Johannesburg|suburbs]], northwest of Johannesburg. Although economically linked to Johannesburg, residents chose to create their own town council. The name ''Randburg'' was chosen in a competition, and is derived from the [[South African Rand]] currency, which was introduced at around the same time that the new municipality was established in 1959.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amethyst.co.za/JhbGuide/RandburgHistory.htm|title=History of Randburg|website=www.amethyst.co.za}}</ref> Like other affluent northern suburbs of Johannesburg, the area was regarded as relatively liberal and elected [[Democratic Party (South Africa)|Democratic Party]] members of parliament.{{fact|date=October 2023}} As Apartheid ended, it became more supportive of [[F. W. de Klerk]]'s reform-minded [[National Party (South Africa)|National Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joburg.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1127&Itemid=168|title=city of Johannesburg - Randburg streets get freedom names<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ottaway |first=David |date=14 August 1992 |title=CHANGES IN SOUTH AFRICA ARE LESS THAN THEY SEEM |pages=1 |work=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1992/08/14/changes-in-south-africa-are-less-than-they-seem/0d059767-dcae-469b-be63-63963aaff46c/ |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/national-party-wins-two-horse-race-election-randburg|title=National Party wins two-horse-race by-election in Randburg|last=sahoboss|date=16 March 2011}}</ref> In 1962, it became a municipality.<ref name=Enc01/>{{rp|292}}

The resident demographic of Randburg tends to be more affluent than most of Johannesburg. The area was declared as a white area during the [[Apartheid]] era, but post-apartheid has attracted a varied population. In 2001, it was still predominantly occupied by white English and [[Afrikaans]] suburbanites.<ref name="census.adrianfrith.com">{{cite web|url=http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/77421|title=Census 2001 — Main Place “Randburg”|website=census.adrianfrith.com}}</ref>